CRINGE
/kΙΉΙͺndΝ‘Κ/
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Definition
/kΙΉΙͺndΝ‘Κ/
noun
- A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.“He glanced with a cringe at the mess on his desk.”
- A servile obeisance.
- A crick.
- An embarrassing event or situation which causes an onlooker to cringe.“There was so much cringe in that episode!”
- Someone or something that is cringy.“That video was full of cringe.”
verb
- To shrink, cower, tense or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment.“He cringed as the bird collided with the window.”
- To bow or crouch in servility.
- To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle; to distort.
Source: Wiktionary
